Indeed; subtlety and finesse are so often more fitting than overt brutality. [ of course, piter is well aware that there is always a use for brutality. it has its own sort of beauty and convenience, and he values it. ]
The Assassin's Handbook of the third century details the weapons commonly used in a War of Assassins— a limited sort of bellum, in which only the certain deadly devices outlined in the Handbook are permitted. [ an exaggerated frown. ] To limit the involvement of innocent bystanders, you see.